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Stars, galaxies, the Universe Quiz

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What star category has the largest stars?
a)
Super giants
b)
White Dwarfs
c)
Giants
d)
Main Sequence
2.
Which measurement allows scientist to compare the brightness of stars?
a)
parallax
b)
absolute magnitude
c)
red shift
d)
corona
3.
All stars begin as a __________?
a)
giant
b)
black hole
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
4.
Very hot stars are what color? 
a)
Blue
b)
Yellow
c)
Red
d)
Orange
5.
A plot of surface temperatures of stars against their absolute magnitude is called
a)
an H-R diagram
b)
constellation map
c)
a Cepheid variable
d)
spectrum.
6.
Massive stars (between low-mass and very massive) eventually collapse into what final star remnant?
a)
Black holes
b)
Neutron stars
c)
White dwarfs
d)
Planetary nebulae
7.
Low-mass stars eventually collapse into what final star remnant?
a)
Black holes
b)
Neutron stars
c)
White dwarfs
d)
Nebulae
8.
All stars fuse hydrogen into heavier elements during the main sequence stage, up to Iron (Fe).
a)
False
b)
True
9.
Why won't our sun ever become a black hole?
a)
It is too massive
b)
It is too old
c)
It is too young
d)
It is too small
10.
Our Galaxy is called the
a)
Mily Galaxy
b)
Milky Way Galaxy
c)
Andromeda Galaxy
d)
Pinwheel Galaxy
11.
All of the stars and solar systems in a particular area are in _____
a)
A Galaxy
b)
A Solar System
c)
The Universe
d)
An Asteroid
12.
All of the galaxies are found in _____
a)
The Universe
b)
A galaxy
c)
A Solar System
d)
A Telescope
13.
Our Sun is one of _____ of stars in our galaxy, The Milky Way
a)
Billions
b)
Millions
c)
Hundreds
d)
A Dozen
14.
There are _____ of galaxies in our Universe
a)
Billions
b)
Millions
c)
Hundreds
d)
Several dozen
15.
(True or False) All stars are like our Sun - a single star at the middle of a solar system
a)
False
b)
True
16.
The process of _____ creates energy in a star
a)
Fusion
b)
Fission
c)
Fresh
d)
Frozen
17.
What is the correct order? (from biggest to smallest)
a)
Galaxy, universe, solar system
b)
solar system, galaxy, universe
c)
universe, galaxy, solar system
d)
universe, solar system, galaxy
18.
When did The Big Bang happen
a)
7 billion years ago
b)
13.5-14 billion years ago
c)
800 billion years ago
19.
A ______________ is when galaxies appear to be moving towards us
a)
blue shift
b)
red shift
20.
What two things show evidence for the Big Bang?
a)
red-shift and background radiation
b)
blue-shift and background radiation
c)
spectrometers and radiation
21.
A __________________________ is a huge collection of stars, gases, and dust that is classified by shape.
a)
galaxy
b)
Big Bang Theory
c)
light-year
22.
The distance between stars is measured in units called __________________.
a)
astronomical unit
b)
light-year
c)
Milky Way
23.
pulls clusters of stars together in most galaxies.
a)
air
b)
Big Bang Theory
c)
gravity
24.
Galaxies interact and sometimes
a)
divide apart.
b)
merge together.
c)
dissolve.
25.
Matter in the universe is _______ when a star explodes.
a)
recycled
b)
lost
c)
purple
26.
Something that orbits around another object
a)
rocket
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
27.
The type of galaxy that has few young stars, little gas or dust, and NO arms is a/n
a)
elliptical galaxy
b)
spiral galaxy
c)
irregular galaxy
d)
barred spiral galaxy
28.
The type of galaxy with the LEAST mass is a/n
a)
elliptical galaxy
b)
spiral galaxy
c)
irregular galaxy
d)
barred spiral galaxy
29.
A light year is...
a)
The speed light travels
b)
How long it takes light to get to you from the sun
c)
The distance light can travel in a year
d)
How many years it takes light to be emitted
30.
Why won't our sun ever become a black hole?
a)
It is too massive
b)
It is too old
c)
It is too young
d)
It is too small
31.
When the gas within a nebula shrinks, spins, and flattens into a disk, it is then called a
a)
black hole
b)
white dwarf
c)
neutron star
d)
protostar
32.
Helium is the result of ______ atoms combining in nuclear fusion.
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
gravity
c)
hydrogen
d)
iron
33.
Put the stars in order from hottest to coolest.
a)
Blue, Red, White, Yellow, Orange, 
b)
Red, White, Yellow, Orange, Blue
c)
Blue, White, Yellow, Red, Orange
d)
Blue, White, Yellow, Orange, Red
34.
A huge ball of very hot gas is a 
a)
galaxy
b)
comet
c)
planet
d)
star
35.

What do we call the study of the universe?

a)

Physics

b)

Cosmetology

c)

Cosmology

d)

Biology

36.

What does the Universe contain? Select all that apply!!

a)

galaxies

b)

gas & dust

c)

all matter and energy that exists now, in the past, and in the future!

d)

star systems

37.

True of False: Up until the 20th century, humans believed that our galaxy was the universe because they didn't know there were other galaxies.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

How do we obtain images of distant galaxies?

a)

The Eiffel Tower

b)

International Space Station

c)

Hubble Space Telescope

d)

The Smithsonian Planetarium

39.

How do we measure distance in space?

a)

meters

b)

miles

c)

years

d)

lightyears

40.

True or False: Galaxies are moving toward us in the Universe.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Red Shift occurs when the frequency of light from galaxies gets stretched out because the galaxies are moving _____.

a)

up

b)

away

c)

closer

d)

sideways

42.

The universe is _____.

a)

shrinking

b)

expanding

c)

unchanging

43.

What supports the idea that the universe is expanding?

a)

Red Shift from galaxies

b)

Gravity

c)

Cosmic Background Radiation

d)

Hubble Space Telescope

44.

According to the Big Bang Theory, what was the universe like prior to the "big bang"?

a)

A large, expansive space

b)

A single hot, chaotic mass.

c)

Very cold

d)

The same as it is now.

45.

Select the words to complete the sentence: After the Big bang, the universe began to _____ & _____.

a)

shrink & cool down

b)

expand & heat up

c)

shrink & heat up

d)

expand & cool down

46.

True or False: Stars began to form immediately after the Big Bang.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Select all that apply: Evidence of the Big Bang includes . . .

a)

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

b)

The temperature of space being 3 degrees K instead of 0.

c)

Aliens

d)

The solar system

48.

Identify this galaxy:

a)

Irregular

b)

Spiral

c)

Elliptical

49.

Identify this galaxy:

a)

Spiral

b)

Irregular

c)

Elliptical

50.

What is the name of our Galaxy?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Cosmology

c)

Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy

d)

Milky Way

51.

What type of galaxy is ours?

a)

Spiral

b)

Irregular

c)

Elliptical

52.

How large is our galaxy?

a)

100,000 lightyears across

b)

3,000 lightyears across

c)

400 billion lightyears across

d)

26,000 lightyears across

53.

What is at the center of our galaxy?

a)

The sun

b)

A supermassive blackhole

c)

A giant star

d)

Earth

54.

How far is our solar system from the center of the galaxy?

a)

26,000 lightyears

b)

100,000 lightyears

c)

1 million miles

d)

We are at the center.

55.

What typer of galazy is this?

a)

Spiral

b)

Elliptical

c)

Strange

d)

irregular

56.

Which of the following has your "address" in the correct order?

a)

you, Earth, solar system, Local Group, Local Supercluster, Milky Way

b)

you, Earth, solar system, Milky Way, Local Supercluster, Local Group

c)

you, Earth, solar system, Milky Way, Local Group, Local Supercluster

d)

you, Earth, solar system, Local Group, Milky Way, Local Supercluster

57.

Roughly how many stars are in the Milky Way Galaxy?

a)

1 million

b)

1 billion

c)

100 billion

d)

1 trillion

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